Quotes about Selflessness
Then the King will answer, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for Me.’
— Matthew 25:45
For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and for the gospel will save it.
— Mark 8:35
Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, “If anyone wants to be first, he must be the last of all and the servant of all.”
— Mark 9:35
But it shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,
— Mark 10:43
and whoever wants to be first must be the slave of all.
— Mark 10:44
For they all contributed out of their surplus, but she out of her poverty has put in all she had to live on.”
— Mark 12:44
If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also. And if someone takes your cloak, do not withhold your tunic as well.
— Luke 6:29
Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what is yours, do not demand it back.
— Luke 6:30
And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full.
— Luke 6:34
Then Jesus said to all of them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow Me.
— Luke 9:23
For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it.
— Luke 9:24
For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
— Luke 14:11